Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea transitoria
Synonym: Ostrea maxima Hupé 1854
Belongs to Crassostrea according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008
Sister taxa: Crassostrea (Heterostrea), Crassostrea afra, Crassostrea alabamiensis, Crassostrea angulata, Crassostrea ashleyi, Crassostrea columbiensis, Crassostrea contracta, Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea cucullaris, Crassostrea cuebana, Crassostrea cyathula, Crassostrea cymaeformis, Crassostrea englekyi, Crassostrea eucorrugata, Crassostrea gigas, Crassostrea gryphoides, Crassostrea hatcheri, Crassostrea kawauchidensis, Crassostrea laperrinei, Crassostrea patagonica, Crassostrea raincourti, Crassostrea rhizophorae, Crassostrea rutiformis, Crassostrea sikamea, Crassostrea soudanensis, Crassostrea subtrigonalis, Crassostrea tectonica, Crassostrea tenera, Crassostrea tetoriensis, Crassostrea titan, Crassostrea vaquerosensis, Crassostrea virginica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Chile (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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